DATE: February 1, 2022
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Susan Holt, Interim Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Retroactive Grant Application with the California Department of Health Care Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Retroactively approve and authorize the Department of Behavioral Health's previous submittal of a grant application to the California Department of Health Care Services for the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program Planning Grant ($150,000).
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will authorize the retroactive submission of a grant application to the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS). To meet the grant's November 1, 2021 filing deadline, the Department of Behavioral Health submitted the grant application, contingent upon your Board's approval. If awarded, the funds are to be utilized to expand behavioral health infrastructure capacity. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no alternative action. Should your Board opt not to approve the recommended action, the submitted grant application will be withdrawn from consideration.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. There is no County match requirement for receipt of grant funds. If approved, the grant will provide $150,000 over the period of July 2021 through December 31, 2022 and return to your Board with an agreement with DHCS.
DISCUSSION:
DHCS was authorized through California Welfare and Institutions Code, Division 5, Part 7, Chapter 1 to establish the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) and award $2.2 billion to construct, acquire, and expand properties and invest in mobile crisis infrastructure related to behavioral health. In partnership with Advocates for Human Potential, Inc. (AHP), DHCS is releasing these funds through six grant rounds targeting various gaps in the state's behavioral health facility infrastructure. In e...
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